Speeches

Tommy Sheppard – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tommy Sheppard on 2015-10-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the transfer of responsibility for Air Passenger Duty to the Scottish Government.

Damian Hinds

The government is devolving Air Passenger Duty to the Scottish Parliament through the Scotland Bill. Ministers are in ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government about all aspects of the Scotland Bill and the terms of the fiscal framework.